exclude
verb (used with object)
to shut or keep out; prevent the entrance of.
had been excluding
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past perfect progressiveof exclude.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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They warned of "hidden infections" being underreported and up until this week, China had been excluding people without symptoms from its official coronavirus count.
From Fox News ● Apr. 2, 2020
They argued it was only because the English directors had been excluding them from discussions and not considering the other potential offers, which would have been better for the club.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 12, 2010
